The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-20
PICKUPs.
Very Live Transeressors Pulled fn-An
Unknown Dead Man.

Very Live Trensgressors Pulled fn-An
Unknown Dead Man.
On the night OF December 3. Mr.. James
Graham retired and forgot TO lock the door
OF his room nj No. CO Madison street. Some
time between the hours Of IL and 8 o'clock q
thief entered and stole go In cash and his
gold watch. The police suspected n young
white man by the name Of Frank, who had
cone here from New Orleans. and had been
~lounging around the streets for several weeks.
Immediately after the robbery Frank disap-
pcarcd, and suSpecting that he had gone
back 20 New Orleans Chief Davis notified the
authorities there TO be on the lookout for
him. last night lac received a dispatch stat
ing that the suspect had been arrested and n
watch tallying TO the description OF that
Of MIR. Grnham's found on him.
last night about 10 o'clock officer Con-
ways attention wns attracted 10 three young
men, who were acting in n very disonicrly
way at the Memphis q Charleston depot. lilo
ordered them 10 be quiet, but they paid but
little attention 20 him. Walking up 10 one Of
them he told him that he was an officer and
would arrest him, whercupon the fellow de-
fed him 10 do 10, and was backed up In his
challenge by the other two. The officer at
oncc arrested all three OF them, aud on
searching them found q pistol ON each. AZ
the station.house they registered rs {. VI.
Coilcy, v. G. Gnyes aud Jas. Y. johnson:
All OF them gave foreign residences, and
claimed 10 be ON their way 60 Knoxville.
The charges against each isdrunk. disurlcrly
conduct and carrying concealed weapons.
Thomas Fay, switchman, and Gus Soss'
pan, n fireman. engaged In a quarrel over
some trivial matter nj the Mississippi 4
Tennessee depot about . O'Clock last night,
..a a,.Itv ccvfu. fn hIoWa Sosau1u luonkei
FAY out Ia one and n half rounds, bruising
his face up pretty badly. Fay WIS arrested
and lockcdup. Sosspan had more style about
him. and just sent n $40 forfeit up by the
officer.
About 10 o'clock last night John Edmond
Bailey. a "nyp colorcd youth. Cotton the war
path, aud, painting for gore, thought TO settle
a fancicd grievance with George Powell col
orcd, who keeps a barber shop at The corner
Of Bealc aud Manassas streets. Entering the
| shop lac drew his revolver and pointed Il NJ
his victim, but Powell "a too quick for him
| aud slid out the back way. Up 10 y late
hour Bailey had not been arrested.
As Miss Bessie Randolph was passing Main
and Wettcr alley yesterday evening about
$50 o'clock. n tall yellow ncyrt drvssed In
long gray ulster, slouch hat sui lark pants.
snatchcd her purse, containing u, from her
hand, and ran. lie was pursued several
squares by officer Mal,nn. hut rs he was
quite fleet Of foot. and II WIS dark, he was
lost In the shuttle 81 the crowd on tho street.
AtS.;n o'clock last night squire Harry was
summoned 10 hold an inquest ON the body
IL an unknown colorcd man Who was found
lead in a rear clubhouse 81 The boarding.
house kept by Elmim Hughes. colorcd. NJ
No. 20 fernando street. The dead man wa
about tblriy.nye years old, aud there WAS no
one present who could identity him.